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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo
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PeterD


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These two birds were spiralling around each other whilst rising to about 200ft brfore separating and gliding back down. This image captures a moment of grace with the appearance of dancers in the sky.
· Date: Mon August 3, 2009 · Views: 252
· Filesize: 25.8kb, 337.4kb · Dimensions: 800 x 1067 ·
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Keywords: "Common Tern" "Sterna hirundo" "The old oyster beds" "North Hayling" "Langstone Harbour"
Camera Information: Olympus E3 + Sigma 50-500
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Jonners

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Tue August 25, 2009 5:49pm

Well done to catch that moment Peter. Like dancers indeed!

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PeterD
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Tue August 25, 2009 7:20pm

Thank you Jonners. I enjoyed working at this site as it gave me the opportunity to learn the behaviours of the Tern and allowed me to predict moments like this.

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